September 28: Chicago Bears (1-0) 34, Green Bay Packers (0-1) 20
(GREEN BAY) - The Packers, perhaps a bit too generous for their own good, were victimized by a man and a unit of the Chicago Bears, 34-20. The man was Willie Galimore, and the unit was the Bears' defensive line. Galimore scored three touchdowns on rushes of one and eight yards and a 79-yard pass. The defensive group permitting practically no movement between the tackles, limited the Pack to 70 yards passing until the last three minutes — when the score was 34-13. The Packers, making their debut under Coach Ray McLean, held two leads - 7-0 in the first minute of the game, when Bobby Dillon returned a pass interception 37 yards for a touchdown, and 10-7 at the 10-minute mark in the first period, when Paul Hornung booted a 23-yard field goal. The Bears moved into a 21-13 halftime lead with two touchdowns in the second quarter and then added single TDs in the third and fourth periods before the Pack produced a consolation seven on a Hornung plunge in the last few minutes. The Bears thus won their first season opener in six tries and launched on a high note as owner George Halas' return to the coaching lines after a two year retirement. On the bright side, rookie LB Ray Nitschke forced a fumble, blocked a field goal attempt, and pressured Chicago QB Ed Brown into an interception. Len Ford blocked an extra point and recorded Green Bay's only sack.
CHICAGO - 7 14 7 6 - 34
GREEN BAY - 10 3 0 7 - 20
1st - GB - Dillon, 37-yard interception return (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - CHI - Willie Galimore, 1-yard run (George Blanda kick) TIED 7-7
1st - GB - Hornung, 23-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-7
2nd - CHI - Galimore, 8-yard run (Blanda kick) CHICAGO 14-10
2nd - CHI - Ed Brown, 2-yard run (Blanda kick) CHICAGO 21-10
2nd - GB - Hornung, 30-yard field goal CHICAGO 21-13
3rd - CHI - Galimore, 79-yard pass from Brown (Blanda kick) CHICAGO 28-13
4th - CHI - Harlon Hill, 13-yard pass from Brown (Kick failed) CHICAGO 34-13
4th - GB - Hornung, 2-yard run (Hornung kick) CHICAGO 34-20
October 5: Green Bay Packers (0-1-1) 13, Detroit Lions (0-1-1) 13 (Tie)
(GREEN BAY) - The Detroit Lions wasted four scoring opportunities in the fourth quarter and had to settle for a 13-13 tie with the Packers. The defending NFL champion Lions actually came from behind to knot the score in the third quarter on rookie Ken Webb's four-yard end sweep with a pitchout. Detroit's ineffectiveness in Packer territory in the final quarter cost it heavily because Green Bay never was able to reach the 50 in those last 15 minutes. Webb fumbled away one chance on the Packer 10, the Packers' Hank Gremminger intercepted a Layne pass on the 11 moments later. Then Jim Martin missed the second of his two field goal tries, this time from the 15. Gene Gedman squelched another Lion touchdown bid by fumbling a pitchout on the 16. Paul Homing's 15-yard field goal in the first quarter gave the Packers a brief 3-0 edge. The Lions then went ahead 6-0 in the second on Tobin Rote's 65-yard pass to Jim Doran. Bart Starr's 40-yard aerial to Max McGee once again put the Packers in command 10-6 and Hornung's 20-yard field goal made it 13-6 with seven seconds left in the first half. The Lions' Layne and Webb then teamed up with a third quarter pitchout play that evened matters at 13-13.
DETROIT - 0 6 7 0 - 13
GREEN BAY - 3 10 0 0 - 13
1st - GB - Hornung, 15-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - DET - Jim Doran, 65-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Kick failed) DETROIT 6-3
2nd - GB - McGee, 40-yard pass from Starr (Horning kick) GREEN BAY 10-6
2nd - GB - Hornung, 20-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-6
3rd - DET - Ken Webb, 4-yard run (Bobby Layne kick) TIED 13-13
October 12: Baltimore Colts (3-0) 24, Green Bay Packers (0-2-1) 17
(MILWAUKEE) - An apparent quick whistle to Baltimore's benefit and Green Bay's inability to make a first down on a fourth down and two yards to go situation were keys to the Colts' 24-17 win. The triumph, made all the more sweet by the fact that the Packers held a 17-0 upper hand early in the second quarter, enabled Baltimore to keep intact its undefeated record. The play that actually broke the Packers' back and left them without a victory in three NFL starts came with only 2:32 remaining. Andy Nelson intercepted a pass by Bart Starr and ran it back 52 yards for the deciding touchdown. Two minutes before Nelson took matters in hand came what had the earmarks of a quick whistle by Referee Bob Austin and helped produce a 14-yard field goal by Steve Myhra that tied the score at 17-17. With the ball on the Packers' 10 and third down, Johnny Unitas faded back to pass but couldn't find a receiver. He then ran with the ball and was nailed at the eight. As he fell, the ball squirted out of his hands. Ray Nitschke pounced on the ball. Austin ruled, however, that the whistle had blown before the fumble. Bart Starr completed 26 out of 46 passes for 320 yards. His completion total snapped Bobby Thomason's club mark of 24 set in 1951 against Detroit in 33 attempts. The 46 attempts broke the record of 42 established by Tobin Rote against the Chicago Bears in 1954. The yardage total was the third highest in Packer history, being exceeded by Rote's 335 yards against the Rams in 1951 and 333 by Cecil Isbell against the Chicago Cardinals in 1942.
BALTIMORE - 0 7 7 10 - 24
GREEN BAY - 14 3 0 0 - 17
1st - GB - McIlhenny, 55-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Starr, 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Hornung, 19-yard field goal GREEN BAY 17-0
2nd - BAL - Johnny Unitas, 1-yard run (Steve Myrha kick) GREEN BAY 17-7
3rd - BAL - Jim Mutscheller, 54-yard pass from Unitas (Myrha kick) GB 17-14
4th - BAL - Myrha, 14-yard field goal TIED 17-17
4th - BAL - Andy Nelson, 52-yard interception return (Myrha kick) BALT 24-17
October 19: Washington Redskins (2-2) 37, Green Bay Packers (0-3-1) 21
(WASHINGTON) - Johnny Olzewski's running and Eddie LeBaron's passing shredded the Green Bay defense as the Washington Redskins whipped the Packers 37-21. The roaring Redskins piled up a 34-0 lead before the Packers found the target in the fourth quarter. The loss left the Packers tied with the Detroit Lions, each with an 0-3-1. They are the only teams in the league without a victory this season. Olszewski scored on a 45-yard run in the first period. He carried the ball 20 times, accounting for 165 of Washington's 292 yards rushing. The entire Packer team got only 137 yards on the ground. LeBaron threw to Joe Walton on a 20-yard touchdown play and hurled a 33-yard scoring pass to Bill Anderson. Ed Sutton ran five yards for Washington's other touchdown. Sam Baker kicked four conversions and booted three field goals from distances of 44, 38 and 22 yards. His final boot was the Redskins' only score in the final period. Babe Parilli threw some booming passes, including a touchdown aerial to Max McGee on an 80-yard play and a 31-yard scoring toss to Jim Taylor in the end zone. Parilli passes also led to Paul Hornung's three-yard touchdown run. The touchdown was preceded by a 50-yard pass from Parilli to Bill Howton and another pass to Howton that moved the ball to the 11. Hornung plunged over two plays later. The reserve quarterback, who took over after Bart Starr hurt his ankle, threw a perfect scoring pass to Howton in the corner in the first period, but the play was called back because of a holding penalty against Green Bay. The Packers fumbled away a sure touchdown in the third period. A fumble by Olszewski was run back by John Symank to the Washington 23. Howie Ferguson ran to the 5 and then to the one yard line. Don Mcllhenny ran across the goal line, but he fumbled on the play and Washington recovered.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 21 - 21
WASHINGTON - 10 10 14 3 - 37
1st - WASH - Johnny Olszewski, 45-yard run (Sam Baker kick) WASHINGTON 7-0
1st - WASH - Baker, 44-yard field goal WASHINGTON 10-0
2nd - WA - Joe Walton, 20-yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Baker kick) WASH 17-0
2nd - WASH - Baker, 38-yard field goal WASHINGTON 20-0
3rd - WASH - Bill Anderson, 33-yard pass from LeBaron (Baker kick) WASH 27-0
3rd - WASH - Ed Sutton, 5-yard run (Baker kick) WASHINGTON 34-0
4th - GB - McGee, 80-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) WASHINGTON 34-7
4th - GB - Hornung, 3-yard run (Hornung kick) WASHINGTON 34-14
4th - WASH - Baker, 22-yard field goal WASHINGTON 37-14
4th - GB - Taylor, 31-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) WASHINGTON 37-21
October 26: Green Bay Packers (1-3-1) 38, Philadelphia Eagles (1-4) 35
(GREEN BAY) - Quarterback Babe Parili, making his first appearance in a starting role this season, hurled four touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers beat Philadelphia 38-35. The victory was the Packers' first of the season. Parilli and Max McGee teamed on two touchdown pass plays covering 34 and 25 yards. Parilli also tossed to Gary Knafelc on a 10-yard scoring play and he hit Al Carmichael for 14 yards and a score. Howie Ferguson plunged two yards for the other Green Bay touchdown. Paul Hornung kicked a field goal in the first period and booted five points after touchdowns. The Packers led 38-14 going into the final period, but the Eagles rallied with Bill Wells' three-yard run and a pair of passes hurled by Norm Van Brocklin. When the Eagles had closed the gap to 38-35 with 59 seconds left, Ray Nitschke recovered Dick Bielski's onside kick to preserve the win. Parilli completed 14 of 25 passes for 199 yards, while Van Brocklin completed 22 of 39 passes for 293 yards. The Eagles got 118 yards rushing to 127 for the Packers.
PHILADELPHIA - 0 14 0 21 - 35
GREEN BAY - 3 14 21 0 - 38
1st - GB - Hornung, 30-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - GB - McGee, 34-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 10-0
2nd - PHIL - Billy Barnes, 70-yard run (Bobby Walston kick) GREEN BAY 10-7
2nd - GB - Ferguson, 2-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 17-7
2nd - P - Tommy McDonald, 8-y pass f Norm Van Brocklin (Walston kick) GB 17-14
3rd - GB - Carmichael, 14-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 24-14
3rd - GB - Knafelc, 10-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 31-14
3rd - GB - McGee, 25-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 38-14
4th - PHIL - Billy Wells, 3-yard run (Walston kick) GREEN BAY 38-21
4th - PHIL - Gene Mitcham, 15-yd pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick) GB 38-28
4th - PHIL - McDonald, 19-yard pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick) GB 38-35
November 2: Baltimore Colts (6-0) 56, Green Bay Packers (1-4-1) 0
(BALTIMORE) - The Green Bay Packers suffered their worst beating in 40 years of playing football when their offense and defense collapsed simultaneously before Baltimore's eight-touchdown attack that gave the Colts a record 56-0 victory. Nowhere in the record books have the Packers lost by such a margin since they got into the game in 1919. The Colts, now the only undefeated team this season, made several new entries in their all-time sheet by running up their highest score and blanking an
opponent for the first time. The Packers nibbled on such statistics as 95 yards rushing and 47 yards passing while the Colts feasted on a ground attack of 220 yards and an aerial assault of 170 yards. A howling, rain-soaked partisan crowd of 51,333 goaded Baltimore into not even yielding a token touchdown to Green Bay and the Packers' best effort ended with the ball on the Colts' one-yard line at the final gun. In racking up their sixth triumph of the season, the Colts continued the longest winning streak in the club's history. Quarterbacks Babe Panlli, Bart Starr and Joe Francis were able to complete just five of 26 passes and saw five aerials intercepted as Baltimore linesmen assaulted them in the Green Bay backfield. Johnny Unitas. Baltimore quarterback, passed for two touchdowns, pushing the number of consecutive games in which he has passed for a touchdown to 21. This is two less than the alltime league record set by Cecil Isbell. The Colts suffered what could be a serious blow in the second quarter when Unitas was injured and taken to Union Memorial Hospital with a bruised or possibly cracked rib. However, there was no immediate apparent loss in the efficiency of the Baltimore powerhouse. George Shaw took over at quarterback and directed the team in nearly flawless fashion throwing three scoring passes. The Colts scored in every period, one touchdown in the first, three in the second, two in the third and two in the fourth Lenny Moore, the league's third leading ground gainer, who wasn't used at all from scrimmage, hooked up with Unitas for the first Baltimore touchdown. Moore took a two-yard pass for the score. Moore and Unitas combined again minutes later on a 63-yard pass, with Alan Ameche slanting off-tackle six yards for the touchdown, and the scoring parade was on. Ameche scored again on a five-yard pass from Unitas, Lenny Lyles scored on a four-yard pass from Shaw, Jim Mutscheller on a 17-yard pass from Shaw, Shaw on a one-yard sneak, Billy Pricer on a one-yard plunge, and Bert Rechichar on a six-yard pass from Shaw. For the Packers, TE Gary Knafelc was lost for the season with a knee injury.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
BALTIMORE - 7 21 14 14 - 56
1st - BAL - Lenny Moore, 2-yard pass from Unitas (Steve Myrha kick) BAL 7-0
2nd - BAL - Alan Ameche, 7-yard run (Myrha kick) BALTIMORE 14-0
2nd - BAL - Ameche, 5-yard pass from Unitas (Myrha kick) BALTIMORE 21-0
2nd - BAL - Lenny Lyles, 4-yard pass from George Shaw (Myrha kick) BAL 28-0
3rd - BAL - Jim Mutscheller, 17-yard pass from Shaw (Myrha kick) BAL 35-0
3rd - BAL - Shaw, 1-yard run (Myrha kick) BALTIMORE 42-0
4th - BAL - Billy Pricer, 1-yard run (Myrha kick) BALTIMORE 49-0
4th - BAL - Bert Rechichar, 6-yard pass from Shaw (Myrha kick) BAL 56-0
November 9: Chicago Bears (5-2) 24, Green Bay Packers (1-5-1) 10
(CHICAGO) - The running of Rick Casares and the Chicago Bears' mighty defense stunned the Green Bay Packers as the Bears took a 24-10 victory. A pass interception by Jack Johnson set up Chicago's first touchdown in the second period He returned the ball five yards from the Packer 30. George Blanda, making his first appearance of the season as a signal caller, directed the team quickly to a score, with Willie Gallimore crossing the line on a five-yard run. Defense tackle Bill Bishop scored in the third period when he pounced on Bart Starr's fumble in the end zone after Starr was tackled. Casares, who piled up 113 yards in 15 carries, dashed 64 yards for a touchdown in the third period. Blanda kicked all three extra points and scored a 20-yard field goal in the final period after Casares had taken a short pass and ran 52 yards to the Green Bay 8. Paul Hornung kicked a 45 yard field goal in the first period, and Green Bay's Jim Taylor scored on a two-yard plunge in the final period. It was his first NFL touchdown. A 61-yard pass from Babe Parilli to Max McGee set up the score. Early in the first quarter, Al Carmichael returned a punt to the Bears' 15. Howie Ferguson suffered a shoulder separation as he moved the ball to the 13. Ferguson, who led the team with 268 yards rushing, was lost for the year, A personal foul pushed the Packers back to the 32, and they had to kick. Three plays later Green Bay's Jesse Whittenton stole a Bear pass on the Chicago 26. But the Packers couldn't move the ball, and Doug Atkins blocked a field goal attempt by Hornung. The Bears got the ball, but on the next play came the Packers' third break. Dave Hanner recovered a fumble on the Chicago pitchout. Again the Packers couldn't move, so they lined up for a field goal. Hornung didn't kick, because Starr threw a perfect pass to Ford in the end zone. But Ford dropped the ball. Break No. 4 was Whittenton's second pass interception.
GREEN BAY - 3 0 0 7 - 10
CHICAGO - 0 7 14 3 - 24
1st - GB - Hornung, 56-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - CHI - Willie Galimore, 5-yard run (George Blanda kick) CHICAGO 7-3
3rd - CHI - Rick Casares, 64-yard run (Blanda kick) CHICAGO 14-3
3rd - CHI - Bill Bishop, recovered fumble in the end zone (Blanda kick) CHI 21-3
4th - CHI - Blanda, 20-yard field goal CHICAGO 24-3
4th - GB - Taylor, 3-yard run (Hornung kick) CHICAGO 24-10
November 16: Los Angeles Rams (5-3) 20, Green Bay Packers (1-6-1) 7
(GREEN BAY) - There were interesting developments in City Stadium, but not interesting enough as the Green Bay Packers again faltered in the second half and were beaten 20-7 by the Los Angeles Rams. After the battle, Packer coach Scooter McLean summed it up saying, "Boy, those Rams can come up with the big one. I wish we could." But his team had looked better, and the coach said, "The boys were trying, sure they were." Two weeks ago he threatened to fire some of them for a defeatist attitude. The big one he referred to was a spectacular 93-yard Los Angeles scoring play which took the lead away from Green Bay and put the Rams in front to stay. The spectacular came late in the first period, right after the Packers had scored their only touchdown for a 7-3
lead. Ram quarterback Bill Wade went back to pass and standing quietly behind a wall of great protection, picked out a receiver and threw. Jim Phillips grabbed the ball on the Packer 43 and ran the rest of the way
untouched. The maneuver was the longest scoring play of the season, and set a new Los Angeles record, breaking the 92-yard mark established by Wade and Don Shofner two weeks ago. The squads played about even
in a really good first half. But the second was all Rams as they ran their yards gained total to a fantastic 504. Wade accounted for 372 of them with 19 completions in 42 attempts. Phillips caught eight passes for 208 yards. Babe Parilli started for the Packers, completed 17 of 31 for one touchdown and 211 yards. But four of his tosses were intercepted and each time cut off a Packer threat The Packers got one of the best performances of his career out of Paul Hornung. He carried the ball 11 times for 63 yards and caught five passes for 73 yards. But he missed two field goal attempts, once when the ball bounced off the goalpost upright. The Rams received the opening kickoff and moved smartly to the Packer five where the good Green Bay defense held. Paige Cothren booted a 12-yard field goal on fourth down. In a short while the Packers started to move on runs by Hornung and passes by Parilli to Max McGee and Bill Howton. Then Parilli and McGee combined on a 44-yard pass that produced Green Bay's only touchdown. Cothren kicked a 36-yard field goal in the third period and Jon Arnett went over from the five for the final Ram touchdown in the fourth period. The score came at the end of a 70-yard drive started with an interception.
LOS ANGELES - 10 0 3 7 - 20
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 0 - 7
1st - LA - Paige Cothren , 12-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 3-0
1st - GB - McGee, 44-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
1st - LA - Jim Phillips, 93-yard pass from Billy Wade (Cothren kick) LA 10-7
3rd - LA - Cothren, 36-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 13-7
4th - LA - Jon Arnett, 5-yard run (Cothren kick) LOS ANGELES 20-7
November 23: San Francisco 49ers (4-5) 33, Green Bay Packers (1-7-1) 12
(MILWAUKEE) - Green Bay blew a 9-3 early lead, but hung on to stay even with the Niners until the fourth quarter. San Francisco scored three touchdowns to pull away and win in the Packers' final appearance of the year in Wisconsin.
SAN FRANCISCO - 6 3 3 21 - 33
GREEN BAY - 9 0 3 0 - 12
1st - SF - Billy Wilson, 6-yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Kick blocked) SF 6-0
1st - GB - Hornung, 41-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 6-3
1st - GB - Howton, 16-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 9-6
2nd - SF - Gordie Soltau, 17-yard field goal TIED 9-9
3rd - SF - Soltau, 31-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 12-9
3rd - GB - Hornung, 37-yard field goal TIED 12-12
4th - SF - Wilson, 15-yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 19-12
4th - SF - Hugh McIlhenny, 2-yard run (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 26-12
4th - SF - R.C. Owens, 23-yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) SAN FRAN 33-12
November 27: Detroit Lions (3-5-1) 24, Green Bay Packers (1-8-1) 14
(DETROIT) - A pair of fourth down gambles backfired on the Greeen Bay Packers, and the Detroit Lions beat them 24-14 in their traditional Thanksgiving Day contest. A crowd of 50,971 sat in 25-degree cold and a television audience looked on in comfort as these two tailend teams battled it out for nothing but prestige. Tobin Rote directed the Lions to an 87-yard scoring drive in the third period, then plunged across for the score that enabled Detroit to take the lead after Green Bay had led twice. But the Lions got two huge assists when the Packers' Max McGee, back to kick on fourth down deep in his own territory, elected to try to run for a first down. Both times McGee failed and both times the Lions moved in to score. The score was tied 7-7 in the first period and the Packers faced fourth down at their own 19. McGee got a low pass from center
but still had time to get the kick away. Instead, he ran the ball and was dropped one yard short of the necessary yardage. Detroit's Jim Martin then booted a 32-yard field goal that stood up for a 10-7 halftime lead. Green Bay marched 74 yards in eight plays and seized a 14-10 lead early in the third period. Rote staged a one - man show passing for 78 yards in the drive and got the Lions back in front 17-14 later in the period. With time running out in the final period, Green Bay had another fourth down situation at its own 24. McGee tried to pass, but his feeble throw fell to the frozen turf. The Lions took over and took just six plays to score. Gene Gedman went over from the four to seal the win.
GREEN BAY - 7 0 7 0 - 14
DETROIT - 10 0 7 7 - 24
1st - GB - McGee, 28-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - DET - Ken Webb, 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick) TIED 7-7
1st - DET- Martin, 32-yard field goal DETROIT 10-7
3rd - GB - McIlhenny, 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
3rd - DET - Tobin Rote, 1-yard run (Martin kick) DETROIT 17-14
4th - DET - Gene Gedman, 4-yard run (Martin kick) DETROIT 24-14
December 7: San Francisco 49ers (5-6) 48, Green Bay Packers (1-9-1) 21
(SAN FRANCISCO) - The Green Bay Packers suffered their ninth loss of the season, 48-21, to the San Francisco 49ers, and the tough part of it was that they were beaten before the first period was over. Three pass interceptions and a fumble - and before the Packers knew it, they were behind 27-0. From there on, John Brodie and the 49ers reserves took over from Y.A. Tittle, and San Francisco coasted to its fifth win against six losses to move up to fourth place in the Western Division. For Coach Ray McLean and his team it left only the faint hope of an upset next Sunday over the Los Angeles Rams to avoid the ignominy of becoming the team with the worst Packer record since 1919. For the record, Joe Johnson and Bill Howton scored for Green Bay on passes from Babe Parilli, and third string quarterback Joe Francis guided the club on a touchdown drive in the fourth period, with Steve Meilinger finally going over. But it was the first period that told the story, a period which previously had been good to the Packers in earlier games. Bart Starr started the game at quarterback, but on the first play after kickoff, Jim Ridlon intercepted Starr's pass, setting up the first score, a 44-yard pass play from Tittle to Billy Wilson. On the second play after the next kickoff, it was Billy Atkins who picked off a Starr pass and the 49ers went for their second score. McLean sent Parilli in to try his luck, and the first time he threw the ball, it went into the hands of Bob Toneff, leading to the third touchdown. Parilli then tried a ground attack, but fumbled, Ed Henke recovered, and San Francisco was off to its fourth score of the quarter. After the game, McLean found at least one bright spot, namely the work of rookie fullback Jim Taylor. The graduate of Louisiana State led the Packers in rushing with 137 yards for 22 attempts.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 7 7 - 21
SAN FRANCISCO - 27 7 14 0 - 48
1st - SF - Billy Wilson, 44-yard pass from Y.A.Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick) SF 7-0
1st - SF - Joe Perry, 2-yard run (Kick blocked) SAN FRANCISCO 13-0
1st - SF - Clyde Conner, 10-yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) SAN FRAN 20-0
1st - SF - Wilson, 22-yard pass from Tittle (Solatu kick) SAN FRANCISCO 27-0
2nd - SF - Bill Jessup, 26-yard pass from Steve Brodie (Soltau kick) SF 34-0
2nd - GB - Johnson, 32-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) SAN FRAN 34-7
3rd - SF - J.D. Smith, 80-yard run (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 41-7
3rd - SF - James Pace, 5-yard run (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 48-7
3rd - GB - Howton, 7-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) SAN FRAN 48-14
4th - GB - Meilinger, 5-yard pass from Francis (Hornung kick) SAN FRAN 48-21
December 14: Los Angeles Rams (8-4) 34, Green Bay Packers (1-10-1) 20
(LOS ANGELES) - The Packers ended their worst season ever by losing to the Los Angeles Rams, 34-20, after a gallant effort. The defeat saddled the Packers with a record of 1-10-1, their worst showing in 40 years of pro ball. Green Bay threw a scare into the victors but fell before aerial might. A bright spot in defeat was the showing of rookie quarterback Joe Francis, who started for the first time and gave the Rams fits with his optional runs and passes. Francis, from Oregon State, scored a touchdown, passed for another, gained 84 yards in the air and carried the ball 80 yards. Green Bay made it a tight game until the final two minutes when the Rams blocked an attempted 42-yard field goal by Paul Hornung and recovered the ball on the Packer 38. The Rams tallied the final marker as Tom Wilson went over from the two. The Packers scored in the first period after marching 62 yards in 10 plays, with Francis sneaking over from the one. The Rams counted 24 points to Green Bay's seven in the deciding second period. Billy Wade tossed a 43-yard touchdown pass to Del Shofner. Shortly after, Francis lofted a 50-yard throw to Max McGee, who leaped on the goal line and fought off two defenders to keep the ball. On the first play after the following kickoff, Wade and Jon Arnett combined on another brilliant aerial display that went for 75 yards and a touchdown. Paige Cothren kicked a 10-yard field goal following an interception, and Wilson ran over from the four to give the Rams a 24-14 halftime lead. The clubs traded field goals in the third quarter, Hornung from the 30 and Cothren from the 21. Hornung added a 21-yard field goal in the final period.
GREEN BAY - 7 7 3 3 - 20
LOS ANGELES - 0 24 3 7 - 34
1st - GB - Francis, 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - LA - Del Shofner, 43-yard pass from Billy Wade (Paige Cothren kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - McGee, 50-yard pass from Francis (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
2nd - LA - Jon Arnett, 75-yard pass from Wade (Cothren kick) TIED 14-14
2nd - LA - Cothren, 10-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 17-14
2nd - LA - Tom Wilson, 4-yard run (Cothren kick) LOS ANGELES 24-14
3rd - GB - Hornung, 30-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 24-17
3rd - LA - Cothren, 21-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 27-17
4th - GB - Hornung, 21-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 27-20
4th - LA - Wilson, 2-yard run (Cothren kick) LOS ANGELES 34-20
McLEAN RESIGNS (December 17, 1958)
(GREEN BAY) - The Green Bay Packers began their search today for an "iron man" general manager who would have to find a replacement for resigned Head Coach Ray Scooter McLean and save the floundering National Football League team. The only name mentioned publicly to take over a newly created general manager post was that of Earl (Curly) Lambeau, who founded the Packers in 1919. Lambeau gave Green Bay six championships before quitting in 1949 when he won only two games. Some say he's not the man to bring the Packers back into contention, others say he is. McLean's "surprise" resignation, followed a few hours later by his acceptance of a job as Detroit Lions' backfield coach, climaxed the most dismal year in Green Bay football history. The Packers had a 1-10-1 record. McLean, who spent the previous seven years as a Packer assistant, succeeded Lisle Blackbourn who was fired by the Packers after his club finished on the bottom of the pile in 1957. The door was swung open to a strong boss at Green Bay by a front office streamlining announced by Packer President Dominic Olejniczak on Tuesday. The main change was creation of the new general manager post with complete power to hire and fire players and coaching personnel without interference from the Packers' executive committee or board of directors. As for Lambeau, both he and Packer officials said they have not been in contact. Lambeau said at Los Angeles Wednesday night he would have no comment on whether he might accept a post if contacted until he found out such things as "how much authority a man would have." Speculation he might be the man is dampened in the light of his age, 59, and by the fact he's been semi-retired since stepping out of the organization in a 1949 rift with club officials. But such speculation was bolstered Wednesday night by announcement that a "Citizens for Lambeau" rally would be held here Friday night. A "We Want Lambeau" committee claims the drive to return Lambeau as coach or general manager is statewide. The movement was started by Green Lake, Wis., businessmen, H. H. Eaton and Harry Norton, who were, circulating petitions throughout Wisconsin urging Lambeau's return. The present general manager, Verne Lewellen, by his own admission was a highly unlikely candidate for the new position. McLean and the Packers apparently parted friends. The coach said emphatically "It's not true that I had any interference or pressure from the executive committee or board of directors." The committee and board were accused by some critics with meddling in coaching responsibilities. Olejniczak wished McLean the "best of everything" and stated that the coach "did everything in his power to win games for the Packers. Our misfortunes over a period of years will not be placed on the shoulders of McLean." Olejniczak said. McLean was due in Detroit today for an afternoon open house.
LOMBARDI TAKES OVER (February 2, 1959)
(GREEN BAY) - The Green Bay Packers got a new head coach and general manager, a new backfield coach and lots of hope for better times ahead here Tuesday. Vince Lombardl, former New York Giant offense tactician, signed a five-year contract as coach and general manager. With the murmurs of Packer well-wishers still echoing, Lombardi went to work, hiring John (Red) Cochran to coach the Packer backfield. Cochran lost his job at Detroit after three seasons when Scooter McLean left the Packers to join his former Chicago Bears' teammate George Wilson, now head coach of the Lions. He starred at Wake Forest, later played three seasons with the Chicago Cardinals. He was a coach at Wake Forest before joining the Lions. Lombardi also announced the retention of chief scout Jack Vainisi and publicity chief Tom Miller, but he left the future of Verne Lewellen, last year's general manager, in doubt. Lewellen has offered to stay on as business manager. Lombardi also had a few ideas about where the Packers ought to train next season and St. Norbert College, apparently has been ruled off the list. "It's a little too close to Green Bay," Lombardi said. Lombardi said he is "still interested" in quarterback George Shaw of the Colts, who was said tohave asked to be traded by the Baltimore club. However, the new Packer boss said he will do nothing toward obtaining Shaw until he has given Bart Starr, Babe Parilli and Joe Francis a chance to display their wares. "We may have a man here who is as good and who may be able to do the job for me," Lombardi said he also will make a big effort to sign All-American quarterback Randy Duncan of Iowa's Rose Bowl champions. "Duncan is a fine football player," said Lombardi. Duncan, the Packers' first draft choice, has indicated an interest in playing football in Canada because of an attractive offer. Otherwise, Lombardi was careful not to commit himself on personnel. He said he didn't know if Paul Hornung, the former Notre Dame star, could be another Frank Gifford "until I see him." Hornung - a quarterback at Notre Dame - played fullback except for a few games in the 1957 season. Lombardi emphasized he will have complete control of the Packers, being responsible only to the new six-man executive committee through team President Dominic Olejniczak. The dual role Lombardi fills was created in a reorganization a few weeks ago to give the team an "iron man" boss, who'll run the front office as well as the team. Regarding team discipline, Lombardi said the players will be "handled as men. We may have some rules and regulations, but in New York we had a relaxed operation because the players were responsible enough to take care of themselves."
John Symank 27 DB 5-11 180 Florida 2 2 23 12 1957 Draft - 23rd round
Jim Taylor 31 FB 6- 0 205 LSU 1 1 23 12 1958 Draft - 2nd round
Jim Temp 82 DE 6- 4 250 Wisconsin 2 2 24 12 1955 Draft - 2nd round
Jesse Whittenton 47 DB 6- 0 195 Texas-El Paso 1 3 24 8 1958 FA - Chicago Bears
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age at Start of Season G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1958 IN REVIEW: Bart Starr, Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung were in the backfield. Jim Ringo, Jerry Kramer and Forrest Gregg held down jobs on the offensive line. Ray Nitschke, Jess Whittenton, Dan Currie and Bill Forrester played on the defense. But these were not the championship Packers of Vince Lombardi that would take the National Football League by storm in the early 1960s. There were the pitiful Green Bay Packers of Ray (Scooter) McLean, a team that would win only one game in a brutally demoralizing season, McLean's only one as head coach. Although Taylor, Kramer, Nitschke and Currie were rookies, the Packer fans saw no hope at all in the abject squad, and the Executive Committee went hunting for another new coach after the season.
1958 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (2-3) - AUGUST
20 M-PITTSBURGH STEELERS L 0- 3 0-1-0 17,294
SEPTEMBER
1 G-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W 20-17 1-1-0 17,857
6 New York Giants at Boston W 41-20 2-1-0 27,013
13 Washington Redskins at Winston-Salem, NC L 14-23 2-2-0 12,000
20 Chicago Cardinals at Minneapolis L 24-31 2-3-0 18,520
1958 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (1-10-1) - SEPTEMBER (0-1)
28 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-0) L 20-34 0-1-0 32,150
OCTOBER (1-2-1)
5 G-DETROIT LIONS (0-1) T 13-13 0-1-1 32,053
12 M-BALTIMORE COLTS (2-0) L 17-24 0-2-1 24,553
19 at Washington Redskins (1-2) L 21-37 0-3-1 25,228
26 G-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1-3) W 38-35 1-3-1 31,043
NOVEMBER (0-5)
2 at Baltimore Colts (5-0) L 0-56 1-4-1 51,333
9 at Chicago Bears (4-2) L 10-24 1-5-1 48,424
16 G-LOS ANGELES RAMS (4-3) L 7-20 1-6-1 28,051
23 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-5) L 12-33 1-7-1 19,786
27 at Detroit Lions (3-5-1) L 14-24 1-8-1 50,971
DECEMBER (0-2)
7 at San Francisco 49ers (4-6) L 21-48 1-9-1 50,793
14 at Los Angeles Rams (7-4) L 20-34 1-10-1 54,634
August 20 : Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) 3, Green Bay Packers (0-1) 0
(MILWAUKEE) – Rookie Tom Miner booted a 37-yard field goal with a second left to play to propel the Steelers over the Packers Wednesday night. Until Miner's last ditch heroics, both teams slipped and sloshed all over County Stadium's turf. Jack Butler set up the Steelers' winning placement by intercepting Babe Parilli's pass on the 50 and returning it to the 37. Moments before Miner was short with a field goal attempt from the 47. The Packers, making their debut under new head coach Ray McLean, pushed downfield on the opening kickoff only to fumble away the game's best opportunity on the Steelers’ seven. Al Carmichael set up the chance by returning the kickoff 61 yards to the 29.
PITTSBURGH - 0 0 0 3 - 3
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
PIT – Tom Miner, 37-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 3-0
September 1: Green Bay Packers (1-1) 20, Philadelphia Eagles (1-2) 17
(GREEN BAY) – Howie Ferguson plunged over from the two yard line with little more than two minutes to play to spark the Packers over the Eagles in an exhibition game marred by three fist fights and near player riot. Ferguson fired a surprise pass to Al Carmichael that was good for 26 yards and set up the game's winning touchdown. There were almost as many fights as touchdowns. There were three fist fights and one almost touched off a full-scale player brawl. The officials finally tossed Bill Forester, Packer guard, and Len Szafaryn, Eagle tackle, out of the game for fighting. Earlier, Forester and Eagle QB Norm Van Brocklin brought players swarming off both benches when they began swinging.
PHILADELPHIA - 0 3 0 14 - 17
GREEN BAY - 3 7 3 7 - 20
GB - Hornung, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
PHIL – Bobby Walston, 14-yard field goal TIED 3-3
GB – McGee, 13-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 10-3
GB – Kramer, 11-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-3
PHIL – Walston, 4-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Walston kick) GB 13-10
PHIL – Van Brocklin, 2-yard run (Walston kick) PHILADELPHIA 17-13
GB – Ferguson, 2-yard run (Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 20-17
September 6: Green Bay Packers (2-1) 41, New York Giants 20
(BOSTON) - Green Bay converted third quarter pass interceptions by Alton Romine, Bobby Dillon and Billy Kinard into touchdowns Saturday night and a comeback victory over New York. Giants' QB Don Heinrich was the victim of the aerial thievery as 27,013 fans including vice president Richard Nixon saw the Packers rally from a 20-13 halftime deficit. Howie Ferguson smashed across twice from the five and the one while rookie Jim Shanley plunged from inches away for the payoffs to the interceptions.
GREEN BAY - 6 7 14 14 - 41
NEW YORK - 3 17 0 0 - 20
GB – Howton, 28-yard pass from Starr (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 6-0
NY – Pat Summerall, 45-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-3
NY – Frank Gifford, 50-yard pass from Charlie Connerly (Summerall kick) NY 10-6
GB – McGee, 56-yard pass from Parilli (Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 13-10
NY – Alex Webster, 5-yard run (Summerall kick) NEW YORK 17-13
NY – Summerall, 36-yard field goal NEW YORK 20-13
GB – Ferguson, 5-yard run (Kramer kick) TIED 20-20
GB – Ferguson, 1-yard run (Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 27-20
GB – Shanley, 1-yard run (Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 34-20
GB – Deschaine, 20-yard pass from Francis (Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 41-20
September 13: Washington Redskins (3-2) 23, Green Bay Packers (2-2) 14
(WINSTON-SALEM, NC) – Washington parleyed the rifle arm of Rudy Bukich and Sam Baker's talented toe into a victory over the Packers Saturday night. The Redskins scored in every period, racking up touchdowns in the first two quarters, then addin three Baker field goals in the second half to wrap it up. Green Bay, which got past midfield only twice during the entire game, scored its first touchdown in the second quarter after Washington had piled up a 14-0 lead.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 7 0 - 14
WASHINGTON - 7 7 3 6 - 23
WASH – Tom Bratz, 24-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Sam Baker kick) WASH 7-0
WASH – Ed Sutton, 1-yard run (Baker kick) WASHINGTON 14-0
GB – Howton, 9-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) WASHINGTON 14-7
WASH – Baker, 22-yard field goal WASHINGTON 17-7
GB – Shanley, 4-yard run (Hornung kick) WASHINGTON 17-14
WASH – Baker, 28-yard field goal WASHINGTON 20-14
WASH – Baker, 41-yard field goal WASHINGTON 23-14
September 20: Chicago Cardinals (3-2-1) 31, Green Bay Packers (2-3) 24
(MINNEAPOLIS) - Dick (Night Train) Lane scored the Cardinals' decisive touchdown late in the fourth quarter, galloping 53 yards with an intercepted pass. Rookie quarterback M.C. Reynolds also aided the Cardinals cause by tossing sconng passes to Gern Nagler and Bobby Gordon
CHICAGO - 3 0 7 21 - 31
GREEN BAY - 7 0 10 7 - 24
GB – Starr, 6-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
CHI – Bobbie Joe Conrad, 41-yard field goal GREEN BAY 7-3
CHI – Gern Nagler, 25-yard pass from M.C. Reynolds (Conrad kick) CARDS 10-7
GB – Hornung, 43-yard field goal TIED 10-10
GB – Howton, 24-yard pass from Parilli (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 17-10
CHI – Ollie Matson, 4-yard run (Conrad kick) TIED 17-17
CHI – Bobby Gordon, 12-yard pass from Reynolds (Conrad kick) CARDS 24-17
CHI – Dick Lane, 55-yard pass interception return (Conrad kick) CARDINALS 31-17
GB – McIlhenny, 36-yard run (Hornung kick) CHI CARDINALS 31-24
1958 PACKERS DRAFT (December 2, 1957 (1-4) and January 28, 1958 (5-30)
RND-PICKNAMEPOSCOLLEGE
1 - 3 Dan Currie C Michigan State
2 - 15 Jim Taylor FB Louisiana State
3a - 27 Dick Christy HB North Carolina St
3b - 36 Ray Nitschke (A) LB Illinois
4 - 39 Jerry Kramer G Idaho
5 - 51 Joe Francis QB Oregon State
6 - 62 Ken Gray T Howard Payne
7 - 75 Doug Mainson QB Hillsdale
8 - 86 Mike Bill C Syracuse
9 - 99 Norm Jarock HB St. Norbert
10 - 110 *-Carl Johnson T Illinois
11 - 123 Harry Horton E Wichita
12 - 134 Wayne Miller E Baylor
13 - 147 Gene Cook E Toledo
14 - 158 Harry Hauffe T South Dakota
15 - 171 *-Tom Newell HB Drake
16 - 182 *-Arley Finley T Georgia Tech
17 - 195 Joe Reese E Arkansas Tech
18 - 206 Charles Strid G Syracuse
19 - 219 to Chicago Bears for Lee Hermsen
20 - 230 John Dubose HB Trinity (TX)
21 - 243 Jerry Kershner T Oregon
22 - 254 Dick Maggard HB Idaho College
23 - 267 **-Jack Ashton G South Carolina
24 - 278 **-John Jereck T Detroit
25 - 291 Larry Plenty HB Boston College
26 - 302 Esker Harris G UCLA
27 - 315 Neil Habig C Purdue
28 - 326 **-Dave Crowell G Washington St
29 - 339 Robert Haynes T Sam Houston St
30 - 350 John Peters T Houston
A - from New York Giants for John Martinkovic * - Juniors ** - Sophomores
Bold - Played for the Green Bay Packers
Lions at Packers Program - 5 October
Packers at Bears Program - 9 November
Eagles at Packers Program - 26 October
Packers at 49ers Program - 7 December
Packers at Rams Program - 14 December
1958 PACKER TRADES
MARCH 4 - Traded DB John Petitbon, DB Doyle Nix and 1959 5th round choice to WASHINGTON for HB Steve Meilinger and DT J.D. Kimmel
MAY 19 - Traded 1959 4th round choice to CLEVELAND for DE Len Ford
SEPT 23 - Traded HB Dick Christy to PITTSBURGH for 1959 5th round choice. Released P Dick Deschaine, LB Sam Palumbo and T Ken Gray. Placed E Ron Kramer on military reserve list.
SEPT 24 - Recalled P Dick Deschaine from waivers and traded him to CLEVELAND for 1959 8th round choice
SEPT 17 - Released HB Veryl Switzer, T Ed Culpepper and HB Bob Burris. Traded OG Al Barry and OG Joe Skibinski to NEW YORK for 1959 7th round choice. Placed T Jerry Halluin on injured reserve.
OCT 14 - Placed DE Carleton Massey on injured reserve. Claimed DB Jesse Whittenton off waivers from CHICAGO BEARS.
NOV 17 - Placed FB Howie Ferguson on injured reserve. Signed LB Marv Matuszak off waivers from SAN FRANCISCO.
